Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-19
10 The Honorable. the Judges Of tie Orphans
Court Of Butler C0Usstg, Penn'd.


tate OF Thompson Levi decd 1871.
late OF MuddycreeS, twp
70 The Honorable, the Judges Of he Oypha,as'
Court ot Butler C0Ustg, Pcnn'd
The petition OF Henry w. watson. OF Muddy
reek township, Butler county, Pa, and Sarah
WATSON his wife. In the right OF the said Sarah
} Watson. a sister oi rkoiDisson Lewis. decd. OF
laid township ana county. respectfully retre-
epts that The said Thompson Lewis, decd
oied on or about April 10TH 1887. intestaJe seized
II his dene8ne as or lee. OF and In certain piece
GLAND situate In the township Of Muddycreek
county Of Butler, and State or PENNSYLVANIA
bounded and described as follows: ON the
north 10y lands OF Samuel BreuEen:an anu J. G.
GEM; on tie cas- 10y lands or Ieter Seheide-
mantle and Robert Glenn; on the south by
lands or VIM. Bauuer, Henry Watson and VIM.
:. Duncan; OH the west by larftls or John Fore
man. and Wn. MCClymoEGs, containing two
hu. dred and fifty acres, more or less, with
the appurtenahces, Said Thompson Lewis left
10 WIDOW or issue surviving niln, but left two
brothers. to wit sliiliin Lewis. OF Tama county
Iowa, aged oTer seventy years; John p. Lewis,
In the State OF Ohio. aged over sixty years:
living in Perry township, Lawrence county ia,
and Mrs Sarah !. Watson. married 70 ncnry
Butler county, Pa, she being the petitioner
Also, Kate stanton married to stanton
and Phoebe Mct'uiip, widoT living In New
Castle, Lawrence county. Pa. EIana Wallace
married to - IS aiidcc, living Ii, Colorado:
children OF H. J.. Lewis, decd, a brother OF
Thompson Lewis; Mary Miner, married TO B.
L. MineT sind living in Pittsburgh, Pa ; VIII
e. sharp. living ut New Brighton. Beaver COUNT
Pa. children 0f Eliza Sharp. a decd sister vf
the said Thompson Lewis; Orlando Young and
Bell Young, cniljren ci Hettie Young, a deed
sister Ui the said Thomson Lewis, living in
Ialna COUNTY, Iowa; c. l.. Duncan, Alfred b.
Duncan, Thompson Duncan and Bell Duncan,
living in Ferry township, Lawrence County,,
Pa, Win. Duncan, living In Usage county,
Kansas. All children OF Lafnsin Duncan, o de-
ceased sister OF Thompson LOWS, that the
above parties are all over twenty one Years or
age, except Thompson and Bell Duncan, who
are minors their father, VIM. S. Duncan, Is
living III Perry township Lawrence county,. Pa.
That no PARTITION OF said land has been made.
nor can jury for that purpose be agreed upon
for that purpose owing TO The ract that they are
living So far apart, and other circumstances sur-
rounding the case.
Your petitioners, therefor, prays the Court TO
award an inquest 10 make partition of said
estate To and among the Aforesaid parties
according to their rights and they will over
pray.
HENRY WATSON,
SARAH J. WATSON.
fore me Henry w. Watson, who being duly
sworn, says that the above petition Is true and
correct TO the best OF his knowledge and belief.
HENRY WATSON.
L. p. WALKER, IsEAL.l
BUTLER COUNTY, So:
this 2sth day OF June, A. ID. 1887.
REUBEN McELvAIN, Clerk.
BUTLER COUNTY. IS:
To Peter Kramer, High
Sheriff OF Butler County, Greetings:
We command you, that you make known to
the several heirs of Thompson Lewis, decd,
named Ia foregoing petition, the contents Of the
same ana cite them TO be and appear before the
Judges OF an Orphans Court, to be held at But
Ter. renn'a. on Monday the 9Th day OF Septem-
Der, then and there to show cause, II any they
may nave, why the prayer OF the Petitioners
should MT be granted and a writ OF Partition
awarded.
Witness the Honorable Aaron L. HaZen, presi-
dent Judge OF our said Court, at Butler, this
2Sth day vi june \, ID. 1887
REUBEN McELvAIN, Clerk.